Iran rout Maldives at Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship

Though practically eliminated from the quarter-finals, Iran still finished the group stage round on a winning note after ripping Maldives 25-4, 25-13, 25-14 at the SMM 19th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship on Friday.

Failing to score an upset against Chinese Taipei and Thailand for a spot in the Top 8, Iran vent their ire on the lowly Maldives as all of their spikers chipped in points in the one-sided affair marred by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake at the latter part of the game.

“We had two difficult matches against Chinese Taipei and Thailand and we had a normal match against Maldives,” said Iran head coach Mirmostafa Shojaei.